Category Archives: Flash Fiction

Harbor Mist by Michael Nethercott   Come closer. Now, this is something I have never before shared. Not with my husband, not with my daughters or grandchildren. Not with anyone. But I think, yes…perhaps this is the time… Perhaps with … Continue reading →

Dateline 1983. T’was the week before Christmas, and in the era before online shopping everyone had been out buying gifts. No one felt like cooking on top of all that shopping, so the restaurants were doing well. We were on the … Continue reading →

Satellite Technician by Jason Mullins   I really hated this part. I struggled to stay focused on my drill as it bored into the satellite’s skin but my eyes kept flicking to the lights of the Earth, glowing however many … Continue reading →

A Patch of Dirt in Paradise by Lee Budar-Danoff   “REMEMBER–You, as an American, owe it to yourself, and your family, and your country to know as much as you can about living through a disaster.” Survival For You And … Continue reading →

“A Serenade of Strings” by K.L. Townsend They say all it takes is a moment, an instant where time and space intersect in just the right way and at just the right angle, where a person might see the threads … Continue reading →

The Giveaway Box by M. E. Garber Like mushrooms after a rainstorm, the neighborhood sprouts tiny yard sales every summer weekend. Samantha’s never shopped one before, has never even been tempted. What would he think? Would it make him angry? … Continue reading →

“The Probable Tradesman” by Gareth D. Jones The neighbourhood was well-to-do, with detached houses and large cars. Rogerio ducked his head as he walked away from his van, hoping nobody would notice the faded paintwork and interesting selection of dents … Continue reading →

“The Specialist” by Andrew Kaye Marisol and I had exchanged nervous glances when a woman announced a “Code Stalker” over the hospital intercom. “That means faerie folk have been spotted in the building,” the post-partum nurse explained. She poked her … Continue reading →

“Via Memories” by Jeremiah Reinmiller   Dad got sick in the fall. I worried it was bad when I found out. I was right. The expected cavalcade of doctors and specialists followed. Treatments upon treatments were tried; prescriptions, one after … Continue reading →

SPACE DAD! by Brian Dolton hey dad mom told me u r going into space! that is so cool she says u r going a long way and will not be able 2 visit me 4 a wile but SPACE!!! … Continue reading →